The Time of Jacob's Trouble

In the sequel to The Samson Option, Ari Ben Chaim, abandoned at birth during the Six Day War in Israel, and raised as a Jew on a kibbutz, must continue to evade the Muslim Brotherhood. Because of the peculiar circumstance of his birth, they believe he is the long awaited Twelfth Imam, or the Hidden Mahdi. Will the Mahdi Brotherhood find him again, and will they murder his wife, Lily, as they have all those close to him? Will Ari and Lily fit in with the small band of believers who call themselves Messianic Jews, whose mission is to build up the fallen tabernacle of David? When their cover is blown in Patagonia, Arizona, they flee to Rome where a new identity is given them. They continue on to Jerusalem in the guise of a Franciscan friar and a sister. Staying at an abandoned monastery on the outskirts of Ain Karem, they meet and befriend an American archaeologist. Professor Scott helps them discover a petrified almond twig and two small, hand-carved stones in a hidden tomb that dates back to the time of King David. Lily is directed by the Angel Michael to go north to the headwaters of the Jordan River and wait for further instructions. What role will these seemingly ordinary objects play in their future? Is a bio-terrorist attack imminent?